Scholarship Program Helps Future Equine Veterinarians

Thirty-four veterinary students pursuing a career in equine medicine have received financial support through the Winner’s Circle Scholarship Program, co-sponsored by the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) Foundation, Platinum Performance, and The Race for Education.

The Winner’s Circle program intends to help ease the financial burden of a veterinary education by providing fourth-year students at each of the AAEP’s 36 student chapters in North America with scholarships ranging from $1,500 to $5,000, depending on the needs of the individual student. Students are nominated from each chapter and selected for scholarships based on their leadership roles and dedication to a future in equine health care.

“The financial realities of a veterinary education can impede a career in equine medicine,” said AAEP Foundation Chairman Wayne McIlwraith, BVSc, PhD, FRCVS, Dipl. ACVS, Dipl. ECVS. “The Winner’s Circle Scholarship Program is an important source of assistance to some of the best and brightest students as they prepare to embark upon their equine veterinary careers.”

Platinum Performance President Mark Herthel added, “These bright young students will be on the forefront of the next generation of equine healthcare. We are proud to support the future of veterinary medicine.”

In addition to the $1,500 guaranteed scholarship, 22 Winner’s Circle scholarship recipients as well as 24 additional applicants were eligible for an additional $4,000 in scholarship funds from a federal matching grant that the Race for Education received from the Assets for Independence program administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families.

Since its establishment in 2008, the Winner’s Circle Scholarship Program has provided $798,500 to 194 veterinary students bound for careers in equine medicine.

The 2013 recipients include:

Sara Alfano, University of Pennsylvania

Amy Ayers, University of Saskatchewan

Rosemary Bayless, Kansas State University

Marilyn Boyd, University of Tennessee

Kaitrin Branning, North Carolina State University

Lynn Brockway, University of Missouri

Julia Brooks, University of Illinois

Jennifer Drew, Oregon State University

Carli Grimbleby, Western University of Health Sciences

Kathleen Hall, Washington State University

Jacob Jensen, Purdue University

Kathryn Livesey, University of Wisconsin

Tessa Lumley, Tufts University

Elise Madara, Louisiana State University

Caitlin Manring, Ohio State University

Marianne Marshall, Colorado State University

Kelly McGowan, University of Florida

Danielle Miller-Boster, Mississippi State University

Lisa Millican, University of Prince Edward Island

Richelle Neundorf, University of Guelph

Leah Northfield, University of Montreal

Joseph Pluhar, Texas A&M University

Lauren Ray, Tuskegee University

Elizabeth Reidy, Auburn University

Sarah Schmoke, Ross University

Audrey Seling, St. George’s University

Sara Lynn Specht, University of California-Davis

Eiry Spence, University of Calgary

Daniel Thomsen, Iowa State University

Riley Traywick, Virginia Tech

Aimee Vaughn, University of Georgia

Kami Vickerman, University of Minnesota

Brooke Wilson-Zaja, Cornell University

Whitney Zoll, Michigan State University

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